urban development
Here's how you can help shape the next 20 years in Grand Rapids
by (AlaynnaDressler)
Submitted 09-16-2024 under NEWS
Grand Rapidians can help shape the future of Grand Rapids by providing public comment on the City’s draft of the “Bridge to Our Future” community master plan (CMP). The CMP is a land use plan that guides the physical...
COVID-19 shuttered workplaces, but did it make way for new housing?
Submitted 08-29-2024 under NEWS
With a housing crisis gripping Grand Rapids and office buildings sitting empty post-pandemic, city officials and housing advocates are eyeing a bold solution: transforming vacant commercial spaces into affordable housing. “We’re in a...
Catalyst Radio: racial equity in Grand Rapids
by (Catalyst Radio)
Submitted 03-21-2016 under LOCAL LIFE
Don't have time to listen now? Download the mp3 and listen at your leisure. INTERVIEW In this episode of Catalyst Radio, we talk with Kyle Lim, project coordinator for Grand Rapids Urban League, on issues around racial equity in Grand...
Own our city: Toronto's Chief Planner shares window into ingredients for civic change
by (Holly)
Submitted 12-01-2014 under NEWS
"You can't participate if you don't know what's going on," says Jennifer Keesmaat, Chief Planner for the City of Toronto and renowned urbanist. "Building understanding is the most important thing you can do if you want to...
Story Matters: Adam Bird sees positive strides, areas for growth as downtown development works towards critical mass
by (The Rapidian)
Submitted 12-09-2013 under NONPROFITS
We build community when we share our stories - whether they be a memory, an experience or just simply telling what we think is great about this place. STORY MATTERS. is a story collecting project from The Rapidian and GRTV. Adam Bird sat down...